The trees this spring are full of birds, providing the music you were hoping for in poetry, Dana Wilde writes.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Man denies killing mother at sea to inherit family’s estate
Nathan Carman was found in an inflatable raft 8 days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, who was never found.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Judge says he’ll block Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting plan
A state judge has ruled that a congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump must pay $110,000 fine, meet conditions to end contempt finding
The New York attorney general had asked a judge to hold the former president in contempt after he failed to produce any documents to satisfy a March 31 deadline to meet the terms of a subpoena in a state civil case.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Senate bill to guarantee abortion access is blocked by Republicans
The 2 Republican senators who support abortion access – Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska – have proposed a separate bill that would counter the Supreme Court’s action.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta center to show ‘Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale’ May 15
The Holocaust and Human Rights Center plans to present “Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale,” by actress and playwright Vicki Summers, at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the center at 46 University Drive in Augusta. This one-woman play chronicles the remarkable life journey of Vicki’s beloved grandmother, Bella, from the pogroms of Russia (present day Ukraine) […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
Shireen Abu Akleh’s death could draw new scrutiny of Israel’s military justice system, which is being examined as part of a war crimes probe conducted by the International Criminal Court.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian
Meanwhile, it has shut down one of the pipelines that carry Russian gas across the country to homes and industries in Western Europe.
Posted inSports
Bob Lanier, NBA force who left big shoes to fill, dies at 73
Detroit drafted Lanier with the No. 1 overall pick in 1970 after he led St. Bonaventure to the Final Four.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Portland Sea Dogs to have Patrick Dempsey bobblehead night May 25
Dempsey, the Lewiston-born actor who also founded the Dempsey Center, is being featured on a bobblehead that the Sea Dogs will be giving away to the first 1,000 fans.